Self-hosted Self-hosting Solutions software

Software for easy installation, management and configuration of self-hosted services and applications.

29 apps, ranked by GitHub stars weighted by maintenance health.

Alternatives to Heroku

Umbrel

Beautiful personal server OS for self-hosting. Install on a Raspberry Pi 4 or Ubuntu/Debian.

Actively maintained ★ 12.5k ⊘ Proprietary 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

Tipi

Homeserver manager. One command setup, one click installs for your favorite home server apps.

Actively maintained ★ 9.7k GPL-3.0 ~$3.5/mo

OpenMediaVault

Network attached storage (NAS) solution based on Debian Linux. It contains services like SSH, (S)FTP, SMB/CIFS, DAAP media server, RSync, BitTorrent client and many more.

Actively maintained ★ 7.1k GPL-3.0 ~$5/mo

DietPi

Minimal Debian OS optimized for single-board computers, which allows you to easily install and manage several services for selfhosting at home.

Actively maintained ★ 6.4k GPL-2.0 ~$3.5/mo

Cosmos

Run server applications securely and with built-in privacy features. It acts as a secure gateway to your application, as well as a server manager.

Actively maintained ★ 6.2k Apache-2.0, Commons-Clause 🐳 Docker~$3.5/mo

DockSTARTer

DockSTARTer helps you get started with home server apps running in Docker.

Actively maintained ★ 2.6k MIT ~$3.5/mo

Websoft9

GitOps-driven, multi-application hosting for cloud servers and home servers, one-click deployment of 200+ apps.

Actively maintained ★ 2.1k LGPL-3.0 ~$5/mo

StartOS

Browser-based, graphical Operating System (OS) that makes running a personal server as easy as running a personal computer.

Actively maintained ★ 2k MIT ~$3.5/mo

Sandstorm

Personal server for running apps on your own hardware easily and securely.

Maintained ★ 7.1k Apache-2.0 ~$3.5/mo

Mother-of-All-Self-Hosting

Ansible playbook which helps you host services as Docker containers on your own server.

Actively maintained ★ 1.2k AGPL-3.0 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

NextCloudPi

Nextcloud preinstalled and preconfigured, with a text and web management interface and all the tools needed to self host private data. With installation images for Raspberry Pi, Odroid, Rock64, Docker, and a curl installer for Armbian/Debian.

Maintained ★ 3k GPL-2.0 ~$5/mo

Self Host Blocks

Modular server management based on NixOS modules and focused on best practices.

Actively maintained ★ 515 AGPL-3.0 ~$5/mo

Syncloud

OS with an app store and automatic updates for apps such as Nextcloud, Jellyfin, Bitwarden and Paperless, including HTTPS, a domain name and remote access without a public IP.

Actively maintained ★ 434 GPL-3.0 ~$3.5/mo

xsrv

Install and manage services/applications on your own server(s).

Actively maintained ★ 412 GPL-3.0 ~$3.5/mo

HomeButler

Installs and manages a curated catalog of applications via Docker Compose, maps containers and exposed ports, verifies backups restore, and reports what changed since the last run with CLI, JSON, web and MCP interfaces.

Actively maintained ★ 314 MIT 🐳 Docker~$3.5/mo

HomelabOS

Offline privacy-centric data-center. Deploy over 100 services with a few commands.

Maintained ★ 1.3k MIT 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

HomeServerHQ

All-in-one home server infrastructure and installer. Have a fully configured email server, VPN, and public website(s) set up in less than an hour, even behind CGNAT.

Actively maintained ★ 73 GPL-3.0 ~$3.5/mo

LibreServer

Home server configuration based on Debian.

Actively maintained ★ 55 AGPL-3.0 ~$3.5/mo

Dropserver

Application platform for your personal web services.

Maintained ★ 93 Apache-2.0 ~$5/mo

Axigen

Turnkey messaging solution for small & micro businesses, integration projects or test environments.

Health unknown ⊘ Proprietary ~$5/mo

Cloudron

Open-core software allowing you to effortlessly self-host web apps on your server.

Health unknown ⊘ Proprietary 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

Easypanel

Modern server control panel powered by Docker.

Health unknown ⊘ Proprietary 🐳 Docker~$5/mo

FreedomBox

Community project to develop, design and promote personal servers running free software for private, personal, communications.

Health unknown AGPL-3.0 ~$5/mo

Nirvati

Easily 1-click spin up popular apps from a convenient web interface.

Health unknown AGPL-3.0 ~$3.5/mo

Poste.io

Full-featured solution for your Email server. Native implementation of last anti-SPAM methods, webmail and easy administration included. Free tier available.

Health unknown ⊘ Proprietary ~$5/mo

UBOS

Linux distro that runs on indie boxes (personal servers and IoT devices). Single-command installation and management of apps - Jenkins, Mediawiki, Owncloud, WordPress, etc., and other features.

Health unknown GPL-3.0 ~$3.5/mo

Unraid

Linux-based operating system designed to run on home media server setups.

Health unknown ⊘ Proprietary ~$5/mo

WikiSuite

Most comprehensive and integrated Free / Libre enterprise software suite.

Health unknown GPL-3.0, LGPL-2.1, Apache-2.0, MPL-2.0, MPL-1.1, MIT, AGPL-3.0 ~$3.5/mo

YunoHost

Server operating system aiming to make self-hosting accessible to everyone.

Health unknown AGPL-3.0 ~$5/mo